Reviewer: Nerys Ghemor Signed [Report This]
Date: 12 Nov 2009 05:22 Title: Part IV: Zero Moment - Chapter 1

Hmm, how that sea chantey (sp?) got on the Vulcan library tapes--that seems like a story of its own! ;-)

Oh, no.  That reporter just transformed into Shepherd Smith in my head.  The succinct line "He was the shit" decided it.  (Because Shep THINKS he's the shit, though he makes an idiot of himself every day.)

Oh...and just by the name of the Barely Afloat, I get the idea that even though my grade wouldn't have been so good, being on that team, that it would've been a much more fun, much less stressful experience on that team.  Self-deprecating humor tends to point to good, relaxed people. ;-)

(Funny story...I worked with a partner in woodshop once on building a model rocket.  We named it the Saturn V--my partner informing me that the real Saturn V had exploded.  Which, ironically, ours did after it got about 1 story in the air!)

Author's Response: Actually, 'You Give Love a Bad Name' is totally Bon Jovi. And I have no clue how it got into the Vulcan library tapes either, but I do imagine it's its own story of utter madness and humor. ::giggles:: Somehow. As for the Barely Afloat, it was both a good joke and likewise a nod to my family's first tiny little runabout boat (and our only one), which we nearly sank out on the lake our first time out. Hence, we named it the Barely Afloat.